The Lifespan/Care New England Merger

Recent Updates and Merger Status

On July 27, 2007 Lifespan and Care New England announced plans to merge. The two organizations are moving forward with a due diligence process while concurrently obtaining the needed regulatory approvals to finalize the merger.

• Largest Union at Lifespan/RI Hospital Announces Full Support of Merger
  (7/23/08)
  
  
• Executive Summary of the Merger Application
  (PDF, 9 pages)
  
  
• Issue Brief: Primary Care and Community Health
  (PDF, 4 pages)
  
  
• Issue Brief: Investment in Workforce Development
  (PDF, 4 pages)
  
  
• Video Spotlight: Doctors, researchers and patients discuss the merger
  • For cable/DSL users (32MB)
  • For dial-up users (8MB)   
  
  
• FTC Gives Clearance for Lifespan/Care New England Merger
  (12/18/07)
  
  
• Why Merge?
  The Case for the Lifespan/Care New England Merger
  • En Español
    (Adobe PDF; 1.6 MB)
    
    
• Read the press release.